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- Iberian lynx description. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is the world's most threatened species of cat , and is currently teetering on the brink of extinction . A medium-sized species, it is smaller than the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), with which it shares a characteristically bobbed tail, spotted coat, muscular body and long legs .
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Lynx and Bobcat Canadian lynx live in dense forests where their main prey, the snowshoe hare, is found. Since the hares are nocturnal, so are the cats. These cats are so dependent on the snowshoe hare for survival that when the hare population drastically drops, so does the lynx population.
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Sea otters Sea otters. Why they're in trouble: Sea otters were hunted to near-extinction by the 1920s, leaving surviving populations small and vulnerable. They are now primarily threatened by oil spills, conflict with the fishing industry and diseases that are intensified by pollution.
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Eurasian lynx 1 Carpathian Mountains: About 2,800 lynx live in this mountain range in the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. 2  It is the largest contiguous Eurasian Lynx population west of the Russian border.he Eurasian lynx is the largest lynx species, ranging in length from 80 to 130 cm (31 to 51 in) and standing about 60–75 cm (24–30 in) at the shoulder. The tail measures 11 to 24.5 cm (4.3 to 9.6 in) in length. Males usually weigh from 18 to 30 kg (40 to 66 lb) and females weigh 8 to 21 kg (18 to 46 lb).
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- Iberian lynxes have similar coloration to Eurasian lynxes, but are smaller. Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Getty Images. The critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is considered the world’s most threatened cat species. Only two isolated breeding populations have been observed in the wild.Though these animals once inhabited the entire Iberian peninsula, they now live only in Portugal and southwest Spain.berian lynxes have similar coloration to Eurasian lynxes, but are smaller. Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Getty Images. The critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is considered the world’s most threatened cat species. Only two isolated breeding populations have been observed in the wild.
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- Maine now harbors the largest lynx. population in the East—and quite. likely in the Lower 48—the cats are. jeopardized by an absence of forest. planning on private lands, changing. forest practices, pressure to develop. remote areas and global warming.
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Iberian lynx The big cat running out of space. The conservation effort taken to prevent the Iberian Lynx’s extinction has paid out, and from a shrinking population of less than 100 individuals in 2002, now more than 300 cats live in the Mediterranean forests of the Iberian Peninsula.
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On the Verge One near-threatened species is the Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis), a species of macaque native to parts of southeastern Asia. The Assam macaque, also referred to as the Himalayan macaque, is suffering decline from habitat loss as well as hunting by humans.
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Lynx canadensis Canada Lynx. Lynx canadensis. The Canada lynx is a rare wildcat in Minnesota, and is most likely to occur just after the population of their main prey, snowshoe hare, crashes in Canada. The lynx has large snowshoe like feet that enables it to walk on top of deep, soft, snows.
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- The Iberian lynx, with two small and isolated populations and about 300 individuals left, is considered the most endangered felid in the world. Credit: CSIC Andalusia Audiovisual Bank/ Héctor Garrido
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Iberian lynx returns to Spain from verge of extinction An intense conservation campaign has brought the Iberian lynx back to the south of Spain from the verge of extinction barely 10 years ago, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Spain.
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Lynx Formerly considered a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), the Iberian lynx is now classified as a separate species. Both species occurred together in central Europe in the Pleistocene epoch, being separated by habitat choice.ccording to the conservation group SOS Lynx, if the Iberian lynx died out, it would be the first feline species to become extinct since prehistoric times.
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Lynx Species â Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus) Lynx Species – Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus). The most rare species of Lynx is the Spanish Lynx. Its natural habitat is open forest and sand dunes in isolated areas of Spain and Portugal.It is an endangered species, with only 1,000 remaining in the wild.Its prized fur and label of agricultural pest has greatly reduced its range.he most rare species of Lynx is the Spanish Lynx. Its natural habitat is open forest and sand dunes in isolated areas of Spain and Portugal. It is an endangered species, with only 1,000 remaining in the wild.
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- The cheetah is listed as vulnerable, facing various threats including: loss of habitat and prey; conflict with humans; the illegal pet trade; competition with and predation by other carnivores; and a gene pool with very low variability.he cheetah is a unique felid, with its closest living relatives being the puma and jaguarundi of the Americas. This cat is notable for modifications in the species' paws, being one of the few felids with only semi-retractable claws.
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- A threat of brown trout. Marble trout is one of the most endangered freshwater species. The main threat to marble trout has been hybridization with introduced brown trout. The first recorded stocking in the So a River was performed in 1906 using brown trout from Bosnia-Herzegovina.axonomic status. To clarify taxonomic uncertainties of marble trout (S. marmoratus or S. trutta marmoratus) and determine phylogenetic relationship between the northern and southern populations, a new marker system based on nDNA SNPs was developed (Pustovrh et al., 2012).
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- A lynx hunts down a white-tailed deer, reindeer, roe deer, small red deer, and chamois, to smaller, more usual prey: snowshoe hares, fish, fox, sheep, pets, squirrels, mice, t…urkeys and other birds, and goats. They also eat ptarmigan, voles and grouse.
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Spotted-necked otter pictures and facts The Speckle-throated otter, spot-necked otter, spotted-necked otter is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.acts about the spotted-necked otter. The spot-necked otter (Lutra maculicollis) is also known from the wetlands of this ecoregion, as is the banded mongoose (Mungos mungo), white tailed mongoose (Ichneuma albicauda) and the bushy tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda). (Full text).
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- “Fishers are pretty vicious,” said Michelle Johnson, the animal control officer in West Greenwich. The fisher belongs to the mustelid family, which includes weasels, otters and wolverines. It has the aggressive, carnivorous temperament of a wolverine and can climb trees like a marten. Like weasels, a fisher will kill multiple animals at a time in a confined space. Fishers are nocturnal and not easily spotted. Humans have been the fisher’s biggest enemy, as deforestation and trapping for its pelt helped push it toward extinction early in the 20th century.
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bobcat One type of bobcat, the Mexican bobcat, is listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This subspecies is confined to central Mexico. There are probably almost one million bobcats living in the United States. In some areas they are quite rare, while in others they have stable and sometimes dense populations.
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- For almost a decade, conservation groups from around the country, including RESTORE, have been using legal means to pressure the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the lynx under the Endangered Species Act in 16 of the lower 48 states.
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Canada lynx ( Lynx canadensis) The Canada lynx is protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. Historically the lynx was found from Alaska across Canada and into the northern U.S. states.
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- With suitable habitat and abundant prey, Maine represents the best opportunity in the northeast for the survival and eventual recovery of the lynx. Through a federal grant, the state has received funding to do research, which is essential to determine necessary actions to achieve species recovery.
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Black-footed ferret The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America.It is listed as endangered by the IUCN, because of its very small and restricted populations.he black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America.
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- The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is an endangered species of felid living mainly in the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe.They are categorized as endangered by many institutions, including the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.ccording to the conservation group SOS Lynx, if the Iberian lynx died out, it would be the first feline species to become extinct since prehistoric times.
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Lynx canadensis Snowshoe hares are the main prey, but birds and small mammals are also eaten. Lynx do not occur where snowshoe hares are absent. Lynx have also been observed scavenging roadkill. Being a large predator itself, lynx have few predators, but lynx have been killed by wolves, fishers, bobcats, and coyotes.
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Lynx lynx Eurasian lynx Physical Description. Of the four lynx species, Eurasian lynx are the largest. They are also one of the largest predators in Europe, third to only brown bears and grey wolves. Their size ranges from 18 to 36 kg, body length is 70 to 130 cm and shoulder height is 60 to 65 cm.